Audio: International Album Releases (Regular)

Knocked Out Loaded (1986)

This page is part of a list of original releases by release date of international commercially-released regular stereo Dylan albums. They do not contain rarities or obscurities and are not eligible for the Searching For A Gem list. Nevertheless, their interest value or scarcity means they're worth listing here - as far as I know some are not included on any other Internet site. Promo releases of regular albums are now listed here and no longer in the former yearly Promo sections.

This page is still incomplete - more entries required. For releases of this album in CBS/Columbia multi-packs, see International Album Releases (Regular) - Multi-Packs.

Dylan & The Dead (1989)

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US stereo album, Columbia OC 40957 (LP), OCT 40957 (MC) CK 40957 (CD), 19 May 1988

For two test pressings/promo releases with different track listings and eventually withdrawn rarities, see 1987. For an Argentinean commercial release with the same track listing as the second promo version, see 1988.

The rumour at the time was that Down In The Groove was intended by Bob to be a double album but was cut down to a single album by Columbia. Certainly promos were released with two alternative track listings before the final tracklist was decided and the album was eventually released in May 1988. However, I have yet to see any physical evidence of a two disc set.

Thanks to Arie de Reus for the 1987 drawing by artist Rick Griffin (1948-91) as a preliminary study for the cover of the Dylan album then tentatively named Sheep in Wolves Clothing or Down In The Grove! The drawing is 12½" x 12½" in size.

Gerd Rundel's copy is a promo - it has the same two front stickers as Patrick Helfrich's and a gold promo stamp on the rear sleeve. The record is in a picture inner sleeve and has red Columbia labels with the Columbia logo in a ring round the circumference. It has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - PAL 40957- 2A  DMM, Side 2 - PBL 40957- 4A  DMM.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information and to Patrick Helfrich and Gerd Rundel for scans.

Columbia OC 40957 (USA) - front upper sticker, scan by Patrick Helfrich

Columbia OC 40957 (USA) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (promo copy)

Columbia OC 40957 (USA) - inner sleeve front scan by Gerd Rundel

Columbia OC 40957 (USA) - inner sleeve rear scan by Gerd Rundel

Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information.

CBS 460267 4 (UK) - Side 1

CBS 460267 4 (UK) - inside of front insert

Thanks to Patrick Helfrich for information and scans.

CBS 460267 1 (SE) (Spain) - inner sleeve rear, scan by Patrick Helfrich

This record has red CBS labels with stamped matrix numbers: CBS 460267 A/B CR 410 A8.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information.

Thanks to Stuart Moore and Bill Hester for information and scans.

CBS 460267 1 (Australia) - rear scan by Stuart Moore (promo release)

CBS 460267 1 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

CBS 460267 4 (Australia) - cassette Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and to Patrick Helfrich for scans.

Discos CBS 231.081 (Brazil) - insert rear, scan by Patrick Helfrich

This record has red/yellow CBS/Sony labels with stamped matrix numbers: CYA 1256 A/B.

There is an original lyrics insert.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information.

Thanks to Jack from Canada and Moise Potie for information and scans.

Columbia CK 40957 (Canada) - outside of front insert unfolded, scan by Moise Potie

 CK 40957 (Canada) - inside of front insert unfolded, scan by Moise Potie

Columbia CK 40957 (USA) - CD scan by Jack from Canada

Sony Records SRCS 9244 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen

CBS/Sony 25DP 5147 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Wil Gielen (promo release)

First CD release: CBS/Sony 25DP 5147, 21 Jul 1988: This release has a purple/multicoloured obi with price ¥2,500 and date "R-7-21" (21 Jul 1988). The front was a four-page insert and there was a second insert in English and Japanese which folded out.

Second CD release: CBS/Sony 25DP 5147, 1989: This release has the same purple/multicoloured obi as the 1998 release but the price is now ¥2,348 (with sales tax).

Third CD release: Sony Records SRCS 9244, 1 Feb 1997: This release has a red obi in the "Super 1600 Nice Price" series with price ¥1,600. The date is "97-2-1" (1 Feb 1997). The front again was a four-page insert and there again was a second insert in English and Japanese which folded out.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and to Wil Gielen for further information and scans.

Sony Records SRCS 9244 (Japan) - detail of rear insert, scan by Wil Gielen (promo release)

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

CBS 460267 2 (Australia) - outside of unfolded front insert, scan by Stuart Moore

CBS 460267 2 (Australia) - inside of unfolded front insert, scan by Stuart Moore

CBS 460267 2 (Australia) - CD scan by Stuart Moore

Thanks to David Burgess for information and scans.

Columbia 460267 2 (Austria for Europe) - outside of front insert, scan by David Burgess

Columbia 460267 2 (Austria for Europe) - inside of front insert (my copy)

Columbia 460267 2 (Austria for Europe) - CD scan by David Burgess

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697742502 (Austria for Europe) - front of slipcase